Apparatus for moving houses.



No. 654,699. Patented July 3l, |900. J. ABBEE.

APPARATUS FOR MOVING `HOUSS.

- (Application med Apr. 11, 1900.)

-NO MOGL) 2 Sheets-Sheet No. 654,699. Patented July 3|, |900. J. ABBEE.

APPARATUS FUR MOVING HOUSES.

(Application filed Apr. 11, 1900.) lNo Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

A Jy

f wie 42 c NrrED nSTMVES PATENT GEEICAE.

JEROME ABBEE, or RENO, NEvADA.-v

APPARATUS FoRMovlNG Houses.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 654,699, dated July 31,1900.

Application met April 11,1900.` srie No. 12,471. (N6 model.)

To all whom it may concern: i Be it known that I, J ERoME ABBEE,a.`eitizen of the United States, residing at Reno, in the county ofWashoeand State of. Nevada; have invented. a `new and useful Apparatusfor Moving 'p l'loiises, of which the following is a specificationx; tThe invention relates .to improvements in apparatus for moving houses.

The object of the present invention is .to improve the construction ofcapstans and other apparatus for moving houses and other structures andto provide a simple and comd paratively-inexpensive one of greatstrength and durability, adapted to be conveniently operated, andcapable of being readily anchored at successive points and of having theanchoring devices easily withdrawn from the ground when it is necessaryto advance the apparatus to another point. 1

The invention consists in the constructie and novel combination andarrangement of partshereinafter fully described, illustrated` in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed? out in the claims hereto appended.In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apparatusconstructed in accordance with this invention, the anchoring de-` vicebeing raised and arranged for forward.

movement. t Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, the anchoringdevice being lowered and the anchors being embedded in the ground. Fig.3 is a detail sectional View illustrating the construction of the spoolor drum of the spooleshaft. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of thepivoted anchor-carrying frame.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

1 designates a capstan-frame of substantially-rectangular form,comprising a bottomy or platform 2, runners 3,supporting the same," anda horizontal top et, which is supportedby. corner posts or uprights 5and inclined braces 6, located at opposite sidesof the `capstanframe andcrossed opposite the center thereof, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 ofthe ac# companying drawings. The horizontal top of thecapstan-frame isfurther supported by front` posts'nor uprights 7, providedwith bearingsand receiving the journals of a pair of horizontal guide-rolls 8 and 9,between which passes a rope or cable 10. The capstan-frame yis providedat its back with rearwardly-con verging draft-rods 11 and 12, united attheir rearjends'and extending from opposite sides .of theframe at thetop and bottom thereof. The lower draft-rods l2, which are extendedbeneath the bottom or platform 2 of the capstan-frame, are secured tofront and rear transverse bars 13 and 14 and are preferably .providedadjacent to the same with eyes for `the reception of "suitable fasteningdevices. The upper` draft-rods ll'are extended over the tope and aresecured to the same, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of theaccompanying drawings. The outer or rear ends of the draft-rods areconnected with a link 15,

the members of the upper and lower draft;

rods being preferably constructed of a single `piece of metal and bentto form eyes 16 and `17 to receive the link 15. The draft-rods may be'connected with the house to be moved by any suitableimeans, and anenlarged hook may be used for connecting them with the siils'of a house.

The rope orcable l0 is secured at its reary end toa spool or drum 18,arranged vertifl cally and mounted'on the lower portion of a`spool-shaft 19, which has. its upper portion 4.20. enlarged fandprovided-with a horizontal sprocket-wheel 42l. `The enlarged upperpor--f tion 2O of the'spol-shaft is squared and-is provided with a clutch22,consisting of a vertically-"movableV bolt 23, adapted to engage a`projection or. lug 24, which extends upward from the top of the s poolor drum. The bolt or locking device,which is vertically movable, ismounted in suitable guides 25 and is provided With an opening throughwhich eX tends an operating-lever 26, whereby the latf ter is connectedwith it. The operating-lever `26 is fulcrumedbetween its ends, its outerend forming a handle and its inner end being :passed through the openingof the verticallymovable locking device. When the clutch is in positionfor engaging the lug of the spool or drum, the verticalspool-shaftwillbe rigidly connected with the said spool or drum, and when it isrotated by the means hereinafter described the spool or drum will alsobe rotated and will wind' up the rope or cable, and thereby advance thecapstan-frame and the houseror vother structure secured to it.

IOO

Y ldirectly beneath the top ofthe capstan-frame, .r

but any otherform lof gearing maybe fein-V .with aipair of-arms 42,which are bit'ureatedV j ground. 45

bearings of the top andbottom of the capstan-v frame, is extended abovethe same, its upperl portion `3l being enlarged and provided with` anopening 32 for the reception of` a sweeplever 33. v The sprocket-gearingis arranged ployed,if desired. The sweep or lever 33,which has its upperend iitt'edin the opening 32 of the vertical shaft or spindle28,'extends downward 1therefrom vand is provided with asuitable 'cle-vis 34to enable la4 horseor other animal to ybe hitched `to it, and itisadapted when rotated to kclear the capstan-frame. The 4-capstan-.framemoves forward with the house `or other'structure to be moved,and

the rope or cable l0 extends forward to :an

anchorin gI device 35 and is secured at its front end at'36 to aninclined anchor-carryin g frame -37. rflhe `anchoring device is providedwith a supporting-frame 39,`havin g a substantiallyrectangular bottomportion and provided with braced uprights 40, between the upper por-.f

tions ofwhich is lpi'voted the anchor-carryin g frame 37.

Y A rear'axlegor rock-shaft 4l is journaled'in sui-table bearingsbetweenv the sides of thel supporting-frarne,,atr the back'thereofand'is provided adjacent yto the sides of the frame for-the reception`of wheels 43 and which are adaptedto extend downward to support therear portion of vthe supporting-frame v39,1%;

illustrated in Fig. lof thexaccompanying` drawings, and also tobearranged in-a horizontal position,as shown in Fig. 2, to permitextend-ing arm 44, which is' connected bya rod aor bar with a combinedtongue and lever 46.l The combined tongue and lever 46 is Vpivoted atits rear end `at 47 between a pair of forwardly-extending ears 48 of thebottom'of the anchor-carrying frame, and it is pro-vided adjacent to itsrear end rwith a dependingarm' 49,'having a caster-wheel 50,`

andswiveled'at its '-.upper end to the combined tongue and lever. Thedependingarm, with its caster-wheel,forms a fulcrum for the combinedtongue Vand lever, and when it is desired vt'o change the position oftheparts from whatis shown in Fig. 2 to thatillustratedin Fig. l to adaptthe anchoring device to be drawn 'forward the horse or other animal isunhitched from the sweep or lever'33 and is attached to the combinedtongue and lever theanchors'from the ground. 1

The inclined anchor-carrying frame, which of the rearrock-shaft branle.

:is approximately rectangular, isvcornposed of aseries of longitudinalbars and transverse connecting-bars, and it is provided at its l lowerend with a bottom bar 5l, which is approximately triangular incross-sectionand which is'adapted to t flat against the ground when theparts are arranged fas shown in Fig. 2. The transverse bar 52, adjacentto the bottom bar 5l, is provided at intervals with perforations for thereception of inclined anchors 53, consisting of headed pins and adaptedto be readily driven into the ground. The

1s l'i'pporting-frame is provided at opposite sides with inclinedopenings for the reception of side anchors 54, which are driven into theground when the supporting-frame `is `lowered. The 'inclined pivotedanchor-carrying frame, vwhich islocated at "the'front'of the'supporting-frame, has `a limited movement independentof the same, 'andit isxconn'e'cted therewith by a slotted arm orbar 55,*s'ecured to thefront portion of-`the supporting-frame and connectedwith the centralportion of the pivoted frame by a fastening -device 56, operating in the'slot 57 of the arm or'bar55.

When the `,combined :tongue and lever is swung downward to approximatelya. horizontal position, as shown in Fig. fl 'of the accompanyingdrawings, `the -parts VYare locked in such position to relieve thedraft-animal of strain and to vprevent 'the 'supportingframe fromdropping should the 4traces slacken by means of a catch 58, consistingofa'resili'entrod extending .rearward Vfrom the upper portion of the.pivoted frameand arranged to be engaged by the elongated arm `Theresilient rod of which the :catchis :constructed is ebent to .form ashou'lderto lengage kthefelongated arm, and it vis providedwith anangular-lydisposed `outer portion adapted'topermit the elongated arm oflthe axle or rock-shaft to engage it automatically.VV The catch operatesautomatically to lock the elongated 'arm'.of'

has been properly positioned the capstan-l frame and the structureconnected therewith are simultaneously advanced by the sweeplever andits connection with the spool or drum,and suflicient leverage'maybeobtained through the length oft-he lever33 and the relative-size ofthesprocket-wheels to enable the work to be performed by one horse; but

more than one horse A maybe employed yif Vfound necessary or desirable.`

IOO

IIO

It will be seen that the apparatus is exceed-` ingly simple andcomparatively inexpensive in construction, that the anchoring device ismade light and portable, and that the clutch is easily operated toenable the spool or drum to rotate freely on the spool-shaft to allowthe rope or cable to unwind when the anchoring device is being advanced.It will also be apparent that when the tongue or lever is swung downwardthe anchors are automatically withdrawn from the ground and that theparts are. locked in an elevated position to relieve the draft-animal ofstrain and to prevent the supporting-frame from dropping back should thetraces slacken.

In order to enable the parts to be readily adjusted so that the combinedtongue and lever will properly elevate the supportingframe and theanchor-carrying frame, the connecting-bar 45 has its front and rear endsbifurcated. Its front end is provided with a series of perforations, andthe tongue or lever 46 is also provided with perforations adapted toreceive a pin 55a. The rear end 59 of the connecting-bar is bifurcatedand slotted, the slots 60 extending longitudinally of the connecting-barand receiving a transvearse pin 61. These slots permit a limitedmovement of the tongue or lever independent ofthe rock-shaft.

What is claimed is- 1. .An apparatus of the class described comprising acapstan-frame designed to be connected to the house or other structureto be moved, a drum or spool mounted on the capstan-frame, means forrotating the drum or,

spool, a rope or cable connected with the drum or spool, and a separateand independvfor winding up a rope or cable and designed to be securedto the house or other structure to be moved, a separate portableanchoring device comprisin ga su pporting-frame, anchors, and a tongueconnected with and adapted to withdraw the anchors from the ground whent-he anchoring device is to be advanced and a rope or cable connectingthe anchoring device and the capstan-frame and adapted to permit theformer to be advanced independently of the latter, substantially asdescribed.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a capstan-framedesigned to be connected with the structure to be moved, a verticalspool-shaft, a vertical drum or spool mounted on the spool-shaft at thelower portion thereof, a clutch for connecting the drum or spool withthe spool-shaft and for releasing the former, a vertical shaft orspindle extended above the capstan-frame, gearing connecting the shaftor spindle with the spoolshaft, a sweep or lever connected with theupper portion of the shaft or spindle, a separate portable anchoringdevice provided with wheels and having anchors and a rope or cableextending from the anchoring device to the drum or spool and adapted topermit the said anchoring device to be advanced independently of thecapstan-frame, substantially as described. Y

4. An apparatus of the class described comprising a capstan-frameprovided with a drum and having means for operating the same and ananchoring device com posed of a verticallymovable supporting frame, arock shaft adapted to support the rear portion of the supporting-frame,an inclined anchor-carrying frame arranged at the front of thesupporting-frame and pivoted to the top of the same, a combined tongueand lever connected with the bottom of the anchor-carrying frame andprovided with an arm, and connections between the rock-shaft and thecombined tongue and lever, substantially as described.

5. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of the vertically-movable supporting-frame, an inclinedanchor-carrying frame arranged at the front of the supporting-frame andpivotally connected at its top with the same and provided at its bottomwith anchors, means for limiting the movement of Vthe pivoted frameindependent of the supporting-frame, and a combined tongue and leverconnected with the bottom of the for automatically locking the partswhen theV tongue is swung downward, substantially as described.

7. In an apparatus of the class described, a portable anchoring devicecomprising avertically-movable supporting-frame, an inclined oscillatinganchor-carrying frame arranged at the front of the supporting-frame andconnected with the top thereof, a catch arranged at the top of thepivoted frame, an axle or rock-shaftadapted to support the rear portionof the supporting-frame and provided with an arm arranged to engage thesaid catch, a combined tongue and lever connected with IIO ,IZO

the pivoted frame,and adjustable connections 4 between the combinedtongue and lever and the arm of the rock-shaft, substantially asdescribed.

8. In an apparatus of the class described, a

portable anchoring device comprising a sup-` porting-frame, an inclinedanchor-carrying frame connected with the top of the supporting-frame, aslotted arm secured to one of the frames, a pin mounted on the otherframe and operating in the slot, a combined tongue and lever Connectedwith the inclined fram-e, and'i areal' rock-shaftoi* a-Xleconnected'wi'th'tlie combined tongue and lever, substantially asdescribed.` Y l .A Y 9". Inr an apparatus of the class described, aportable anclioringdevice comprising asupportingfframe, an inclinedanchor-carrying frame, a rock-shaft supporting the rear po'rl tion efthe supporting-frame and having an arm, a combined tongue and leverconnected withthev anchor-'carrying frame, and the coni ch'e'presence oftwoiwtnesses.

necting-rod; adj usta'blv sec'red rto cornl `liin'ed; tongue and leverand`having a slot-andpin connection with the arm of the rock-Shaft,A

substantially as desci'ibed.v

` In testimony that I claim the foregoing assv my own Iv have heretoaxe'd my'si'gnature in e JEROME AEREE.

.VVitnesses: 4

HENRY DOUGLAS, L. D; FoLsoM.

